Tag: mobile phones

Islamabad, April 18, 2026 – Pakistan’s mobile phone imports rose to $1.44 billion during the first nine months (July–March) of fiscal year 2025–26, marking a 28% increase compared with $1.13 billion in the same period last year, official data showed on Friday.

Islamabad, March 15, 2026 – Pakistan has spent $1.30 billion on mobile phone imports during the first eight months (July–February) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Islamabad, February 20, 2026 – Pakistan has spent $1.14 billion on mobile phone imports during the first seven months (July to January) of fiscal year 2025-26, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. This marks a 31% increase compared to $868 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The ongoing global memory chip shortage is expected to significantly impact the smartphone industry in 2026, with shipments projected to decline sharply.

Smartphone prices are expected to rise in 2026 as global memory supply increasingly shifts toward artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, reducing availability for consumer electronics such as smartphones and PCs.

Islamabad, December 9, 2025 — The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has voiced strong concerns over what it calls the “unreasonably high” taxation imposed on mobile phones brought into Pakistan, especially by overseas Pakistanis.